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Figure 1.

RESORT GOAL/TARGET REDUCTION EFFORTS
Alta Ski Area will reduce emissions by Alta Ski Area added a digital control automation system to the Cat Shop, added a
Alta Ski Area 20 percent under 2010-11 levels by 2020-21. VFD to a snowmaking pump, and upgraded employee housing with LED lighting.

Arapahoe Basin Ski Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will reduce emissions by 3 Arapahoe Basin installed a 13.5 kW solar array on the south facing roof of the new
Area percent under 2008-09 levels by 2019-20. Kid’s Center. The new array generated 8.38 MWh of electricity in just five months
of production.

Aspen Skiing Aspen Skiing Company—­ Aspen, Aspen Highlands, Aspen Skiing Company continues to implement projects including lighting ret-
Company Buttermilk, Snowmass plus all ancillary operations— rofits, solar, fleet management, and high efficiency snowmaking. The bulk of
Boreal Mountain will reduce emissions by 18 percent under 2014 this reduction is the direct result of continued reduction in carbon intensity for
Resort & Soda levels by 2020. electricity.
Springs Boreal Ridge Corp. will reduce emissions by Boreal Ridge Corp. implemented washable dishes in their bar, installed a snow-
Copper Mountain 20 percent under 2014 levels by 2020. making cooling system, and upgraded the HVAC in their shop.
Ski Resort
Copper Mountain Ski Resort will reduce emissions by Copper Mountain Ski Resort installed occupancy sensors, a wind turbine, a solar
12,000 MTCO2e by 2014-15. furnace, and timers on various electrical devices. In addition, they upgraded light-
ing and replaced 21 computers with more energy efficient virtual desktops.

Deer Valley Resort Deer Valley Resort will reduce solid waste by Deer Valley Resort installed new energy-efficient snowmaking equipment, upgraded
20 percent under 2015-16 levels by 2020-21. indoor lighting, and upgraded several boilers in Snow Park Lodge.

Jackson Hole Deer Valley Resort will reduce solid waste by Jackson Hole implemented lighting upgrades and retrofitted a truck to run on
Mountain Resort 20 percent under 2015-16 levels by 2020-21. waste vegetable oil.

Jiminy Peak Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort will reduce Jiminy Peak replaced lighting in the base area buildings and one ski trail with LED
Mountain Resort emissions by 7 percent under 2011-12 levels lights, replaced 72 snowmaking heads with more efficient heads, and installed
by 2019-20. SNOWsat Technology on two grooming machines.

Killington Resort Killington Resort will reduce emissions by 5 percent Killington Resort purchased low-energy snowmaking equipment to reduce elec-
under 2011-12 levels by 2014-15. tricity and diesel consumption. They also instituted recycling.

Mammoth & June Mammoth and June Mountain will reduce Mammoth and June Mountain implemented lighting retrofits in various locations
Mountain Greenhouse gas emissions per skier visit by 1 per- throughout the ski area and also purchased energy-efficient snowmaking guns.
cent per year.

Mt. Bachelor Mt. Bachelor will reduce emissions by 3,000 Mt. Bachelor did not list any reduction projects.
MTCO2e below 2011-12 by 2014-15.

Mt. Hood Mt. Hood Meadows will reduce emissions by 6 per- Mt. Hood Meadows permanently adopted a food waste
Meadows cent below 2010-11 levels by 2019-20. composting program.

Pico Mountain Pico Mountain will reduce emissions by 5 percent Pico Mountain purchased low-energy snowmaking equipment and
under 2011-12 levels by 2014-15. instituted recycling.

Snowbird Ski & Snowbird will return to 2013-14 emissions levels by Snowbird completed lighting upgrades to LEDs in the east wing of the Cliff Lodge
Summer Resort the year 2025 despite the addition of new facilities, and installed water bottle filling stations on two water fountains in the Snowbird
lifts, and infrastructure and an expected increase in Center.
visitation.

Squaw Valley & Squaw Valley|Alpine Meadows will reduce emissions Alpine Meadows installed five new high efficiency snow guns and Squaw Valley
Alpine Meadows by 10 percent under 2014 levels by 2020. replaced metal halide lights with LEDs in the Squaw Valley Vehicle Building.

Steamboat Ski & Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. will reduce emissions Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. installed a new HVAC system for the Lower Gondola
Resort Corp. by 5 percent under 2014 levels by 2020. Building and also installed an airlock door in the slope-side ski shop.

Stratton Stratton will reduce emissions by 10 percent under Stratton implemented Phase 2 of their Energy Monitoring software and resort aware-
2013-14 levels by 2016-17. ness program, calibrated and tested the temperature sensors on the decks and village
with Radiant Heat, implemented front of house composting in the main base lodge,
and reduced gasoline use of highway vehicles.

Sugarbush Sugarbush will reduce emissions by 5 percent under Sugarbush completed snowmaking upgrades, resort-wide lighting upgrades,
2011-12 levels by 2014-15. reduced solid waste production, and upgraded refrigeration.

Taos Ski Valley Taos Ski Valley will reduce emissions by 20 percent Taos Ski Valley installed four high-efficiency motors with VFDs, added a VFD to an existing
under 2014 levels by 2020. motor, and expanded their fleet of high-efficiency snowmaking guns.

Telluride Ski Resort Telluride Ski Resort will reduce emissions by 5 per- Telluride Ski Resort implemented company-wide light retrofits, replaced snow-
cent below 2011 levels by 2016. making guns and lines, and replaced fiberglass trail signs with locally made, hand-
crafted wood signs.

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